# Accident 19791015037559A: Cessna 150, Spring Valley, IL, October 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Spring Valley, IL
- Airport: Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3233° N, 89.1830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3233&lon=-89.1830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5936J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5936J-1981-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791015037559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT IN PRACTICE AREA FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. PLANE STALLED, ENTERED SPIN. DID NOT RECOVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80DA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA004), Oct 15, 1979: Cessna A150L (N5936J), Spring Valley, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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